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…health workers infection rises to 383, surpasses first wave Edo State has, in the last 72 hours, recorded 103 new cases and three more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19), as the government intensifies enforcement of compulsory use of facemasks and other guidelines to contain the second wave of the pandemic. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this on …

All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State chapter, has appealed to residents of Shasha community in Ibadan to remain calm and embrace peaceful coexistence. This is contained in a statement issued by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Dr AbdulAzeez Olatunde, and made available to newsmen on Monday, in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that crisis had, on Thursday, erupted …

Governor Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi), on Monday evening, led Governors Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Abubakar Bello (Niger) and Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) in a closed-door meeting with Governor Seyi Makinde in Oyo state. The Vanguard reported that the governors, who arrived by 7.03pm were subsequently led into a closed door meeting by the host governor Makinde. The meeting with Makinde has to do …

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined millions of Nigerians to congratulate history-making World Trade Organisation Director-General, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment. The Former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and former World Bank top executive becomes the first woman to land the trade organisation job. Buhari in a short tweet following the announcement congratulated said: “On behalf of the Federal Government …

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, saying a stronger WTO would be vital for the global coronavirus recovery. The WTO called a virtual special general council meeting at which member states officially selected the former Nigerian finance minister and World Bank veteran as the global trade …

By Okhide Em’ya David Rights Group, Foundation for Good Governance and Social Change, says recent statement credited to Bauchi State Governor, Alhaji Bala Mohammed that “Herdsmen are eligible to carry A K 47 Riffles to protect their Cows,” is tantamount to a call for Civil War. Executive Director of FGGSC, Comrade Austine Osakwe, described the statement in Benin at the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has embarked on an enumeration exercise targeted at collecting relevant data for development planning with the ultimate goal of fixing infrastructure deficit and engendering sustainable development. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Chris Abode said that the exercise is in alignment with the government’s plans to source relevant base data …

United States Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial Saturday, voting that Trump was not guilty of inciting the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol, but the verdict amounted to a bipartisan rebuke of the former President with seven Republicans voting he was guilty, the CNN reported on Saturday. The final vote was 57 …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed the contributions of women scientists, researchers, medical practitioners and volunteers, among others, at the forefront of governments’ efforts to contain the second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The governor, who acknowledged the sacrifice and important roles played by women across the globe in curbing the spread of the virus and providing care …

Irked by the arrest of #OccupyLekkiTollGate protesters, a former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, Saturday called on the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Police Force to release protesters demanding for good governance, noting that he would rather have a peaceful protesters than bandits with AK 47. Disclosing this via his verified Twitter handle, Adamu condemned the …